GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public
Services Act, 1968 (Act 19 of 1968), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following rules
further to amend the Kerala Health (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service Rules, 2010 issued
by notification under G.O.(P) No. 117/2010/H&FWD dated 18th March, 2010 and published as
S.R.O. No. 315/2010 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 720 dated 24th March, 2010,
namely:-
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 30th December, 2025
G.O. (P) No. 136/2025/H&FWD
Health and Family Welfare (C) Department
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2026
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KERALA GAZETTE
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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
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RULES
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Health (Nursing
in Hospital Wing) State Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the rules.- In the Kerala Health (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service
Rules, 2010, in the TABLE under rule 5, in the entries in column (3) against category 6. Deputy
Nursing Superintendent, the words "with Science as optional subjects" shall be deleted.
By order of the Governor,
Dr. RAJAN NAMDEV KHOBRAGADE I A S
Additional Chief Secretary
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The Government have issued the Kerala Health (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service
Rules, 2010 as per notification issued under G.O. (P) No.117/2010/H&FWD dated 18th March,
2010 and published as S.R.O No. 315/2010 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 720 dated
24th March, 2010. In accordance with the recommendations contained in the 27th report of the
Subordinate Legislation Committee (2014-16) and the redesignation of posts ordered vide G.O.
(Ms.) No. 88/2021/H&FWD dated 6th May 2021, the said rules were amended as per
notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 75/2023/H&FWD dated 18th October, 2023 and published
as S.R.O No. 1124/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extra Ordinary No. 3480 dated 28th October
2023. As per the Indian Nursing Council Guidelines, candidates who have passed the Higher
Secondary Examination in any stream can apply for General Nursing and Midwifery Course.
Therefore, the Government have considered it necessary to amend the educational qualification
required for appointment to the post of Deputy Nursing Superintendent regulated under this
special rules in tune with the Indian Nursing Council Guidelines.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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